MFLC Counselor Short Term or As Needed Coverage, Fort Wainwright, Alaska

Leidos•Fairbanks, AK

1d•$42 - $50•Onsite

About The Position

Leidos seeks passionate licensed mental healthcare providers ready to embrace a flexible PRN-type schedule, stepping in where needed across military installations and communities to safeguard and enhance mental well-being. MFLCs proactively provide counseling services, preventative in nature, to address and provide solution-focused approaches to issues before they become greater challenges. Interested counselors may support either adults or minors in a wide variety of assignments including but not limited to being embedded with a military unit, supporting military families, or working within a school setting. The Mission Ready Reserve (MRR) model allows counselors to focus wholeheartedly on their passion for helping others, unencumbered by administrative burdens. MRR counselors are assignment-ready and taking an assignment is at the discretion of the MRR counselor. The need in this location is for Adult Positions, SOCOM Positions, and CYB Positions. Adult MFLCs provide support, including counseling, consultation, and outreach to eligible Service Members and adult family members. Counseling provided through the MFLC program is an adjunct and supplemental to the formal military behavioral and physical health treatment system. Adult counseling service is needed on military installations, either at community service buildings or embedded with a unit. MFLCs provide crucial mental health support to Service Members and their families, and when working within SOCOM units, their role becomes even more pivotal. MFLCs seeking positions within SOCOM must obtain at least a Secret (T3) clearance due to the sensitive nature of the work conducted within special forces and the special operations community. CYB-MFLCs provide support, including counseling, consultation, and outreach to eligible children, youth, parents, staff, and faculty. Counselors may observe, participate, and engage in activities with children and youth; provide coaching, guidance, and support to staff and parents; and model behavior management techniques for staff and parents. The Mission Ready Reserve model allows you to focus on your counseling and the military Service Members and the families you will be supporting, with no insurance to file, no progress notes required, and no treatment plans to develop, utilizing intuitive reporting tools.

Requirements

Must reside locally to the installation, as daily on-site commuting is required.
A master’s degree or higher in the Behavioral Health Professions (MS/MSW/MA/PhD).
Licensure to practice at the independent practice level (LCSW, MFT, LPCC, Psychologist) in a state or territory of the United States.
Must be a U.S. citizen.
Must be able to pass a basic background check for employment, a National /Child National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI/CNACI) clearance, commonly called a Public Trust clearance.
Must obtain at least a Secret (T3) clearance for SOCOM positions.

Nice To Haves

Flexible, ready-to-serve counselors willing to jump in at a moment’s notice.
Counselors who support either adults or minors in a wide variety of assignments including but not limited to being embedded with a military unit, supporting military families, or working within a school setting.

Responsibilities

Face-to-face counseling to military Service Members and their families (individual, couples, family, and children).
Recommending appropriate referrals and handoffs based on your experienced differential clinical skills to military and community resources according to the needs of military Service Members and their families.
Offer presentations to address social skills development and social emotional learning that is crucial for early childhood development.
Build rapport with Service Members, spouses, and children by attending installation and community events.
Help families and children with challenges that are particular to the military community, transitions, reoccurring moves, frequent separations, deployments, and more.